Medical marijuana and cannabis in the workplace continue to present employers with unique challenges, as things that are legal on a state level are not necessarily legal on a federal level or appropriate for different industries. A recent case that exemplifies this involves a worker suing Amazon for using medical marijuana and being fired and […]

In the famous words of Yogi Berra, “it’s like déjà vu all over again” when it comes to a common workforce drug problem—marijuana. Marijuana was the first drug to lead to widespread drug testing in the workplace, and it has made a remarkable (and remarkably scary) comeback over the past few years. How can your […]

Substance abuse in times of national crises increases. An opinion shared by many. While that seems logical, it is important to have facts to support the opinion. Fortunately, a recent White Paper Increased drug abuse after COVID 19 Crisis OS-CCG_DTinCovidArticle_v3 recently issued by Bill Current from Current Consulting Group, in association with OraSure Technologies, Inc. […]

One of the biggest challenges facing many employers is workers compensation claims. In defending against these claims in the aftermath of an accident, employers need to know what their options are. One of them is drug testing. One recent case in Arkansas  concerned a woman who severed her finger while working for a sewing contractor. […]